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  1. Rich1961

    Truck Campers

    Rubi04, I have to ask, how are your getting 14k of payload from a 19.5k GVWR Truck? That truck before you even set the camper on it is going to weigh 10k +-. I used to own an Arctic Fox 990 Camper. Not the biggest model that AF made, but even it was 5k on my Dually. I'll bet that triple...
  2. Rich1961

    Surgery...

    Good luck, and hopefully a successful surgery!
  3. Rich1961

    Air won't come out of vents

    Go to your local auto parts store and get a 12" length of rubber vacuum line and attach to each end of the plastic vacuum line. If needed cut the rubber line shorter to make a clean bend in the line.
  4. Rich1961

    Military Memes

    My experience or non experience with Air Force chow as a Marine was on Okinawa from 82 to 83. I spent a year there stationed at MCAS Futemna, with Kadena AFB a few miles away. Just before I got stationed there, they stopped all Marines from eating in the Kadena AFB chow hall, due to having too...
  5. Rich1961

    What Are Your New Year's Routines?

    The Grapevine sounds familiar, but it's been so long I honestly can't remember. I didn't do a lot of Line Dancing, mostly couples dancing. I also got into East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing, but never got particularly good with them. It's great exercise also!
  6. Rich1961

    What Are Your New Year's Routines?

    I struggled for a while with the lessons, then one day it just clicked for me. Glad I stayed with it. I wouldn't say the dance team was performance level, but we did dance at many county fairs, and the California State Fair a couple of times.
  7. Rich1961

    What Are Your New Year's Routines?

    Me too. Couldn't dance for shit until I started taking Country Dance lessons in the mid to late 80's. Actually got to be a decent dancer and was on a dance team for a few years. Loved it!
  8. Rich1961

    What Are Your New Year's Routines?

    It does get pretty loud just before midnight here also, but after getting the dog to settle down, I usually have no problem getting back to sleep. :) We're going to Breakfast at 8, probably not many in the restaurant that early on New Years Day.....
  9. Rich1961

    What Are Your New Year's Routines?

    We'll probably be in bed by 10. Got things to do early tomorrow. Usually get awakened at 12 by fireworks or gun shots, and the Dog going nuts.....
  10. Rich1961

    Is it possible to get better fuel economy from a Jeep Wrangler TJ?

    Here's my mpg average over the last 44k. Daily driver, approximately 30 miles a day round trip to work. https://www.fuelly.com/car/jeep/wrangler/2003/rich1961/331258
  11. Rich1961

    Are we being watched?

    I've looked up and ordered parts to repair equipment at work on my work computer. Different user name at work than I use at home. That night while on my personal computer, I get advertisements for those exact same parts from the company I ordered them from at work.
  12. Rich1961

    What did you do to your TJ today?

    Installed Rancho 5000X shocks today. Should have done this a long time ago.
  13. Rich1961

    New F450 vs. F350

    They both have the same GVWR @ 14k. F450 pickup is heavier due to the larger brakes, tires/wheels and wide trac axle in front. The payload figures you posted are for basic stripped down models and two wheel drive. All of the 450 pickups I've seen have around 4700 lbs of payload and the...
  14. Rich1961

    Modern Western Movies?

    Broken Trail with Robert Duvall and Thomas Hayden Church.
  15. Rich1961

    Leaning hardtop rear window

    Yes mine were visibly bent. Take a piece of paper and with the rear glass open, place the paper at the middle of the glass where it closes against the seal and close the glass. There should be some pretty good friction when you try to pull the paper out. Mine had very little as I pulled the...
  16. Rich1961

    Great movie quotes / scenes

    Clint Eastwood as Gunny Hiway " Don't give the Prick the satisfaction "
  17. Rich1961

    Leaning hardtop rear window

    Check the hinges to see if they are bent. Mine were, so I replaced them which pushed the window down onto the seal with more pressure.
  18. Rich1961

    Military Memes

  19. Rich1961

    What's your strangest trail encounter?

    Could be. It was my one and only time there, and being it was 8 years ago or so my memory could be wrong. If I remember correctly Scottys was closed when we stopped there, and Stovepipe was no short trip either. We stayed at Panamint Springs so we had to ride through Stovepipe to get there.